Laureen and I had traveled to Salzburg the day before. We now found ourselves on tour through Bavaria, Germany, to visit the infamous Eagles Nest of Adolf Hitler high in the Berchtesgaden Alps.

Führer's Nest When Andre François-Poncet, former French Ambassador to Germany and now to Italy, ... The Führer’s Eagle’s Nest can be approached only by the heavily guarded road and tunnel.

The former Nazi retreat of Berchtesgaden, better known as the Eagle's Nest, is is now both a mountain inn and a memorial. It has now reopened after refurbishments, notably to the site's historic ...